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Noun Concept
Categories: Causes of death, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Heat waves, Meteorology, health and behavior, Thermoregulation
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hyperthermia  hyperthermy  Dog heat stroke  heat-related deaths  Heat Delirium
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Abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) WordNet 3.0
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Abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Hyperthermia, also known simply as overheating, is a condition in which an individual's body temperature is elevated beyond normal due to failed thermoregulation. Wikipedia
Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates Wikidata
IS A
physical condition
high fever
HAS KIND
hyperpyrexia
heat exhaustion
heatstroke
Drug-induced hyperthermia
ANTONYM
hypothermia
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
acetaminophen
acetophenetidin
aspirin
ibuprofen
ceftazidime
+6 relations
HEALTH SPECIALTY
intensive care medicine
OPPOSITE OF
hypothermia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hyperthermia, hyperthermy
Wikipedia
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hyperthermia
Wikidata
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hyperthermia
Wikipedia Redirections
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Dog heat stroke, heat-related deaths, Heat Delirium, heat stress, Heat syndrome, hyperthermic, hyperthermy, Thermoplagia, 🥵
Wikidata Alias
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heat stroke, overheating

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